The Side Effects of High Blood Pressure and What To Do About It

March 6, 2010 by Kevin Flatt  
Filed under Blood Pressure

The majority of heart patients know high blood pressure usually means issues with their heart health.
However here is what many people do not know. Having high blood pressure may well create havoc on your brain, kidneys, as well as eyes. Here is the alarming part…
High blood pressure can quietly impair these vital bodily organs for [...]

High Blood Pressure Medication Side Effects – What Are They?

March 6, 2010 by Kevin Flatt  
Filed under Blood Pressure

The fact is that no high blood pressure medication comes without any unwanted side effects. If you are taking high blood pressure medication or perhaps considering doing so in the foreseeable future, there are several things you will need to know about them.

Natural Remedies for High Blood Pressure

September 3, 2009 by Kevin Flatt  
Filed under Blood Pressure

Best Natural Remedies for High Blood Pressure:
Hawthorn Berry is probably one of the best natural remedies for high blood pressure. Studies have demonstrated that hawthorn extract is effective in reducing high blood pressure and in improving heart function by reducing artery hardening and strengthening the heart muscle making it more effective in delivering blood [...]

Help Reduce High Blood Pressure

August 28, 2009 by Kevin Flatt  
Filed under Blood Pressure

Healthy habits can help reduce high blood pressure. Healthy habits include:

Following a healthy eating plan
Doing enough physical activity
Maintaining a healthy weight
Quitting smoking
Managing your stress and learning to cope with stress

High Blood Pressure Medication Side Effects

August 7, 2009 by Kevin Flatt  
Filed under Blood Pressure

Common Side Effects of High Blood Pressure Medication:
From constipation to headaches to increased sensitivity to cold, there are many common side effects to blood pressure medications.

Help Reduce High Blood Pressure Without Medication

July 31, 2009 by Kevin Flatt  
Filed under Blood Pressure

Help reduce high blood pressure without medication. Use natural remedies, foods and other ways to reduce high blood pressure.
Below are some natural ways to help reduce high blood pressure without medication:

High Blood Pressure and Preeclampsia During Pregnancy – Future Risks

Women, who in their first pregnancy, experience complications such as preeclampsia due to high blood pressure have a high risk of developing diabetes, cronic high blood pressure and blood clots for the rest of ther lives.
That’s according to researchers at Yale School of Medicine who worked in collaboration with the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

High Blood Pressure Lowered With Hibiscus Tea

Drinking hibiscus tea lowered blood pressure in a group of pre-hypertensive (blood pressure levels that are above normal but not high enough to be called hypertension) and mildly hypertensive (high blood pressure) adults, according to a report being presented today by nutrition scientist Diane McKay at the American Heart Association’s annual conference in New Orleans, [...]

Foods That Lower Blood Pressure

September 5, 2008 by Kevin Flatt  
Filed under Blood Pressure

Protein is a natural food to lower blood pressure. A diet with greater protein lowers blood pressure more than a diet high in carbohydrates.
Replacing Some Carbohydrates with Protein and Unsaturated Fat May Enhance Heart Health Benefits: The types of food eaten in an effort to cut down on saturated fat may make a difference in [...]

Garlic Lowers High Blood Pressure and Triglycerides

Of the seven trials that compared the effect of garlic with that of placebo, three showed a significant lowering of systolic blood pressure and four in diastolic blood pressure. (J-Hypertens. 1994 Apr; 12(4): 463-8).
For example, the supine diastolic blood pressure in the group having garlic treatment fell from 102 to 91 mmHg after eight weeks [...]